classic paint on modern roadster

[baz-r]

i have been thinking on what colours to go for
always fancyed british raceing green (not metallic) with a yellow nose cone and silver chassis, roll bar and arms
with some minilite style wheels in silver or yellow

what does everyone thing would it look right or like a tacky lotus rip off

[minicountryman1961]

I love green with yellow, but I live 5 miles from John Deere World Headquarters and green with yellow here doesn't mean Lotus, it screams John Deere tractor.

I have decided to go with Allis Chalmers tractor orange for visibility on the road. Tractor restoration paint is available at the local farm supply store lots cheaper than custom mixed paint at the paint store.

Black nosecone, black cycle wings, black rear wings with telemagenta sides,bonnet,scuttle and rear panel....

[HandyAndy]

Sounds nice Baz,

Go with what YOU want the car to look like, its your car, I wouldn,t say its a Lotus "rip off".... there,s no doubt that colour scheme is striking & easily identifies its origin....nothing wrong with that

I intend my single seater to have the JPS black/gold colour scheme, even tho the colour scheme wasn,t on cars of that era.....Its in my head & I think it,ll look smart so I,m gonna do it.

cheers
andy

[alga]

If you want a classic appearance, BRG & yellow will give you that. I don't think it's a ripoff, not any more than the Roadster design itself is a ripoff. Call it a homage.

Myself, I'm really drawn to the classic German silver with blood red nose stripe and wings. But then some obnoxiously bright colour would be better for visibility and a more modern look. I don't think anyone would call something "classic" if it's painted in Kawasaki green for instance

[ozzy1]

http://locost.lt/mach7_colour_final_1.0.swf

[minicountryman1961]

Originally Posted by ozzy1

http://locost.lt/mach7_colour_final_1.0.swf

Ozzy, that is very cool!

[baz-r]

Originally Posted by fabbyglass

Black nosecone, black cycle wings, black rear wings with telemagenta sides,bonnet,scuttle and rear panel....

im still trying to work out if your joking or not fabby

anyone have any idea what the RAL9006 white aluminum gel coat would come out like?
would it be uniform metalic or patchy swirly paterns after lamination?

[monsterob]

that link is fandabidozeee ozzy ive been looking for one of them for ages !!!

top man

Originally Posted by baz-r

im still trying to work out if your joking or not fabby

anyone have any idea what the RAL9006 white aluminum gel coat would come out like?
would it be uniform metalic or patchy swirly paterns after lamination?

Nope it looks cock on tele magenta is a kinda pinky purple.

Ally gel coat is pants and needs to be sprayed, if you have ever used ally paint then you will get my drift. I tried ally gel years ago as wanted to do my car ally and black but the gel swirls as you brush it and like any messing about with odd effects with gel you don't know till it's made and popped from mould.

I have sprayed gel coat on wave skis and the effects you can get are wicked BUT as it's sprayed it tends to be thin so any scratches tend to show the colour underneath. Oh and spray gel stinks far worse than brushing gel....